GMD Poll: Top Ten Albums of 2007

4th) Lurking Fear by Mekong Delta

Absolution in their heads for a god they never had. Execution as contract, slaughtering people they never met.

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"Haven't heard this before, actually sounds pretty promising after the first listen. It has an unsettling claustrophobic, paranoid vibe." ~ @Somethingface

Voted for by:
@Burkhard (1st place)
@HamburgerBoy (1st place)
@Baroque (3rd place)

TOTAL POINTS: 28
 
3rd) Hardworlder by The Lord Weird Slough Feg

This body is crooked and old, but doubtless I'll live and I'll die by the sea.

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"Hardworlder is my favourite Slough Feg album by quite a margin. Pitchfork, here I come." ~ @Slayed Necros

Voted for by:
@Slayed Necros (1st place)
@Anom@nder Rake (5th place)
@CiG (6th place)
@Somethingface (9th place)
@Mort Divine (unranked)

TOTAL POINTS: 28.5
 
2nd) Fas - Ite, Maledicti, in Ignem Aeternum by Deathspell Omega

The idea of Salvation comes, I believe, from the one whom suffering breaks apart. He who masters it, on the contrary, needs to be broken, to proceed on the path towards the rupture.

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The evolution of dwellerINTHEdark's opinion on this album:

"It's decent but not on the same level as SMRC."

"I think that Odinist and The Mystical Beast of Rebellion are underrated. I'd listen to those over Fas or Paracletus any day."

"I'm gonna reexamine Deathspell Omega's Fas and Paracletus tonight. I know I'm missing something here..."

"Wait a minute I like Fas now."

"I think Fas... is my favorite Deathspell Omega release. Love that dissonant chaos! I think it's also the one I liked the least when I first heard it."

"Kenose isn't my favorite either but after a bunch of listens Fas is da shit."

~ @dwellerINTHEdark

Voted for by:
@crimsonfloyd (1st place)
@TechnicalBarbarity (3rd place)
@Bloopy (5th place)
@Allfader (unranked)

TOTAL POINTS: 29.5
 
1st) The Chalice of Ages by Deathevokation

They build us this monument, everlasting, an ancient heritage of dark creation. Being born of hatred and disgust, an ancient lore of death!

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"This is one of those albums that you really have to reserve for certain occasions in order to preserve its brilliance. It works as an album even better than some of the classics of the early 90s. Every song flawlessly flows into the next." ~ @Manic Ferocity

"Chalice of Ages obviously takes direct influence from the Swedish and Finnish scenes, and they make no attempt to hide this. The difference between Deathevokation and a lot of newer bands playing in the vein of the old school is that Deathevokation (the same can be said for Necros Christos, among others) don't just seem to be a band paying tribute to the greats of the early 90s. Evidently it's their preferred style of Death Metal, but they're certainly a band with their own vision and a greater purpose. They incorporate a lot of originality and maintain an utterly fresh, unique sound. One cannot listen to a few Myspace samples to grasp the sheer power behind this album. If you dislike it, it's your loss and I pity you (Not really, fuck off)." ~ @Slayed Necros

"I honestly find Deathevokation completely uninteresting musically. I don't see what the hype is about at all. If I'm going to listen to some "paying homage" death metal I'd much rather listen to Ignivomous." ~ @Satanstoenail

Voted for by:
@Anom@nder Rake (1st place)
@-CC- (1st place)
@Dak (2nd place)
@Slayed Necros (3rd place)
@Mort Divine (unranked)
@The Ozzman (unranked)

TOTAL POINTS: 48
 
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1. Nerlich - Defabricated Process
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2. Dekapitator - The Storm Before the Calm
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3. Master - Slaves to Society
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4. Obliteration - Perpetual Decay
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5. Demonical - Servants of the Unlight
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6. King Diamond - Give Me Your Soul...Please
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7. Fastkill - Nuclear Thrashing Attack
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8. Nocturnal Breed - Fields of Rot
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9. Agnostic Front - Warriors
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10. Witchburner - Blood of Witches
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Doing 2007 made me feel old as fuck:


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1. Reverend Bizarre - III: So Long Suckers
Favourite song: "Anywhere Out of This World"

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2. Diskord - Doomscapes
Favourite song: "An Architectonic Manifestation of Death"

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3. Neoandertals - Neanderthals Were Master Butchers
Favourite song: "Sliced by Man"

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4. Electric Wizard - Witchcult Today
Favourite song: "The Chosen Few"

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5. Laserguys - Laserguys
Favourite song: "Alligaytor"

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6. Doomsword - My Name Will Live On
Favourite song: "Days of High Adventure"

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7. Slough Feg - Hardworlder
Favourite song: "Hardworlder"

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8. Darkthrone - F.O.A.D.
Favourite song: "These Shores Are Damned"

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9. Abscess - Horrorhammer
Favourite song: "Four Grey Walls"

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10. Weedeater - God Luck and Good Speed
Favourite song: "For Evans Sake"
 
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01. Insania (Stockholm) - Agony - Gift of Life
Favorite song: "Gift of Life"

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02. 7thorns - Glow of Dawn
Favorite song: "Until Freedom Lasts Forever"

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03. Bloodbound - Book of the Dead
Favorite song: "Into Eternity"

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04. Helloween - Gambling with the Devil
Favorite song: "The Saints"

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05. Ride the Sky - New Protection
Favorite song: "Far Beyond the Stars"

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06. Keldian - Heaven's Gate
Favorite song: "Sundancer"

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07. Olympos Mons - Medievil
Favorite song: "A Race Between Two Hearts"

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08. Freedom Call - Dimensions
Favorite song: "Magic Moments"

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09. Salamandra - Faces of Chimera
Favorite song: "Chimera"

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10. Dark Moor - Tarot
Favorite song: "The Star"